A couple from the ice festival in Hyalite Canyon (Bozeman, MT) last weekend.

The first is a photo of Mike looking smooth while starting the lead on Curtains, (30m WI4).

The next day we slogged up to Twin Falls, (60m WI3). Unfortunately, Mike decided to fall on the final bulge and he somehow put a crampon into his hand. I feel this photo nicely captures the feeling of the moment, as Dan (who happens to be a wilderness first responder) assesses the situation. It's important to note that while it looks pretty nasty, the puncture didn't hit anything important and Mike was climbing the next day. We're all laughing about it now.

My 13-year old daughter, striking an impromptu pose ( after watching too many "America's Next Top Model" episodes, I guess) in front of street Christmas lights:

Being school holidays mine (9) is driving me dilly with wanting to do "model shoots" not that I know anything about them but nevermind. I obliged this past Saturday but I hear there is one booked for this weekend again.

I have no problem with any of your opinions about me, my postings, photography etc., but making a sarcastic comment about a kid is just plain ugly.

Back to photography... I thought it was a notch above "family snaps." I've seen worse, on occasion, in the Professional Works thread. But than again, I am obviously biased.

As for the theme of this thread, this is how it was defined by its author, Rob C: "...a spot where we can hang pix that aren't looking for 'critique', that exist just for the hell of it..." which does not seem to exclude "family snaps."

Well, let me put it differently: If you want to be protective towards your children, then be very, very careful about posting clear images of them on internet. I think one of your previous shots of her behind the beatscurtain, is a) of better artistic quality, and b) better suited to the medium. But obviously, your entitled to a different opinion. As regards to "sarcasm" and "kids": If kids these days are capable of doing this, then I am pretty much done with either the idea of innocence in children or the parents who raise this type of breed...

When Rob C started this thread he made it very clear that it should be a critique-free zone. In that spirit I would ask that you withdraw your critique of Slobodan's photo. It doesn't matter whether it was a good critique or a bad one. It doesn't belong in this thread.

When Rob C started this thread he made it very clear that it should be a critique-free zone. In that spirit I would ask that you withdraw your critique of Slobodan's photo. It doesn't matter whether it was a good critique or a bad one. It doesn't belong in this thread.